Film festival's opening day (N.H. night) schedule

Sunday

Sep 30, 2007 at 2:00 AM

THURSDAY, OCT. 11

12:45 p.m.

War Dance (105 min.)

Documentary (all length)

Portsmouth Public Library

Directed by Sean and Andrea Fine

Set in Northern Uganda, a country ravaged by more than two decades of civil war, "War Dance" tells the story of Dominic, Rose and Nancy, three children whose families have been torn apart, their homes destroyed, and who currently reside in a displaced persons camp in Patongo. When they are invited to compete in an annual music and dance festival, their historic journey to their nation's capital is also an opportunity to regain a part of their childhood and to taste victory for the first time in their lives.

1 p.m.

The Castle (57 min.)

Documentary (all length)

The Music Hall

Directed by Neil Novello

Documentary tells the story of an obscure prison still standing on a bluff on the Piscataqua River that separates southern New Hampshire and Maine.

2:15 p.m.

Abandoned in the Arctic (90 min.)

Documentary (all length)

The Music Hall

Directed by Gino Del Guercio

In 1881, the United States Army sent Lt. Adolphus W. Greely and 24 men to the farthest reaches of the known world, just 450 miles from the North Pole, to establish an Arctic research station. Three years later he returned with just five of his men still alive. It is one of the greatest stories of Arctic survival, but it has been almost forgotten, because of the scandal that surrounded the great tragedy. One hundred twenty years later, Greely's great, great grandson, James Shedd, retraced Greely's horrific journey to determine for himself what really happened and who was to blame. In the process, one of his own group was very nearly killed.

4 p.m.

The Busker (88 min.)

Feature

The Music Hall

Directed by Stephen Croke

After his father is murdered, a 14-year-old white street violinist meets two strangers who will change his life. Ruby is a fun and sympathetic black girl with whom he falls in love. And Oliver, a music instructor, becomes a father figure who presents him with an opportunity to get off the streets and pursue a dream in London.

5:45 p.m.

The Music Hall

Directed by Sean Tracey

No money. No home. No name. What kind of person gives up everything to spread the Word of God? To some, he's an inspiration. To others, a threat. So, what in God's name is he doing, traveling across country and through a dozen countries? Director Sean Tracey traces the enigmatic odyssey of the anonymous, barefoot preacher known as "The Jesus Guy." With the intimacy of single-camera filmmaking, we walk in his steps as he encounters both skeptics and believers, changing them ...; for better, for worse, forever.

7:15 p.m.

Shorts Program 1 (120 min.)

The Music Hall

Neptunus Rex (42 min.)

Taking Back Odiorne (17 min.)

Front Runner, The (12 min.)

Nowhere Fast (8 min.)

Endurance Challenge (10 min.)

The Stag Hunt (20 min.)

9:15 p.m.

New Hampshire Night Awards (15 min.)

The Music Hall

9:30 p.m.

New Hampshire Night After Party (150 min.)

The Raw Bar, Jumpin' Jays Fish Café

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